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Companies that fall below card payment standards risk being fined, ICO says
Businesses that fall short of set standards for ensuring the security of credit
card data could be fined, the UK's data protection watchdog said.
11/08/2011
Increase in the number of copyright offenders prosecuted, report says
The number of individuals found guilty of violating UK copyright laws has
increased, according to a report into intellectual property (IP) crime.
10/08/2011
Spain orders Google to delete citizens' data from search engine results, media reports
The Spanish Government has ordered Google to delete information about 90
individuals from its search engine indexes, according to media reports.
10/08/2011
Court of Protection case can be reported as it happens for the first time, newspaper reports
Journalists can report developments in a case being heard in the Court of
Protection in "real time" after a judge ruled the issues were in the wider
public interest, according to media reports.
10/08/2011
Blackberry maker can lawfully assist police in combating riots, lawyer says
The manufacturers of a messaging system used by London rioters to organise
public disorder can legitimately hand over details of the communications to
police, according to a legal expert.
09/08/2011
Public bodies must reply to FOI-compliant requests made through Twitter, ICO says
Twitter is a valid medium for freedom of information requests to be filed, the
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has said.
08/08/2011
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